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Sto ve Grate.

Patented July 21. 1868.

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JOHN G. SMITH; OF TROY, NEW YORK,=ASSIGNOR TO WAGER, FALES AND GOMPAN Y.

Letters PatentNo. 80,233, dated July 21, 1868,

IMPROVEMENT IN STOVE- GRATES,

TO ALL WHOM IT-MAY CONCERN: p Be it known that I, JOHiI G. SMITH, assignor' to John Wager, Andrew B. Fales, and Benjamin F. Johnson,

ofvTroy, in the county of Rensselaer, and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grates for Stoves; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. The nature of my invention consists in the general construction and arrangement of amovable grate for stoves. I I

In order to enable others skilled in the art to niake and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form a. part of this specification, and

in which- Figure 1 is a bottom view, and Figure 2 a' side section; v A represents the lower part of a stove, on top of. which is a bridge, 0. This bridge is constructed with a slot,

"6, in'its centre, and a part of this centre rounded, the part opposite the rounded part placed extending outward.

The arm D is placed under the bridge C, and has its bearings, on'one side, in the side of the stove, and on the other, on a book, a, which projects from the lower side of the bridge.

The middle part of said arm forms shoulders, to extend beyond the projecting part of the bridge 0, and is forked, as shown in the drawings.

l The grate, B, is made in any of the known and usual ways, and provided with a centre-pin, e, which is placed in the slot onthe bridge, and a lug or pin, (2, which should be at such a distance from the centre-pin that it will fit just outside of the rounded part of said bridge. The grate is also provided with a headed pin, c, which fits in the fork on the shoulders of the arm D.

, By this arrangement, when the armD, which extends through one, side of' the stove, is drawn out, the

shoulder.ther'eof will bind under the projecting part of the bridge 0, and the'gratc cannot be turned.

This position of the arm and grate is indicated by-red lines in fig. 1.-

When it is desired to turn the grate, push the arm D in, and the grate will partially revolve on its centrepin, e, so that the shoulder clears the projecting part, as shown in fig. 1. By then turning the ,arm D, the grate is turned into 'the position shown in fig. 2. I

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim'as'nemand desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The arrangement of the bridge G and armD, when constructed as described,rand us ed in combination with the grate, B, which is providedwith pins, c, d, and e, substantially as andifor the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have-hereunto set my hand, this 12th day of June, 1868'.

JOHN 0. SMITH.

Witnesses: WM; H. Masox,

J. M. llfASON-- 

